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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223164634" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Dirkjan Ochtman <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223164634">(Jan 18 2021 at 21:19)</a>:</h4>
<p>Now that better tools from GitHub are available, is there a plan to move forward with <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/core-team/issues/20">https://github.com/rust-lang/core-team/issues/20</a>?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223173002" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Pietro Albini <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223173002">(Jan 18 2021 at 23:31)</a>:</h4>
<p>uh is it available? didn't see any announcement on github's side</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223181793" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> isHavvy <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223181793">(Jan 19 2021 at 02:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>Ruby used it earlier this week, but I haven't seen anything about it on Github's side.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223181881" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> isHavvy <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223181881">(Jan 19 2021 at 02:37)</a>:</h4>
<p><a href="https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/renaming-a-branch">https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/renaming-a-branch</a></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223181953" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> isHavvy <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223181953">(Jan 19 2021 at 02:38)</a>:</h4>
<p>Nothing on their <a href="https://github.blog/changelog/">blog</a> though.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223197047" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Dirkjan Ochtman <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223197047">(Jan 19 2021 at 08:14)</a>:</h4>
<p>Yeah, I was referring to that docs link</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223213744" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Florian Gilcher <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223213744">(Jan 19 2021 at 11:26)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="296643">isHavvy</span> <a href="#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming/near/223181793">said</a>:</p>
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<p>Ruby used it earlier this week, but I haven't seen anything about it on Github's side.</p>
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<p>(FWIW, it was Rails) - Yeah, I didn't hear it through official channels, which confused me. I left a note on the GH issue and it's being triaged this week.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch%20renaming/near/223281844" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> varkor <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/242791-t-infra/topic/Branch.20renaming.html#223281844">(Jan 19 2021 at 19:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>There's an <a href="https://github.blog/changelog/2021-01-19-support-for-renaming-an-existing-branch/">announcement post</a> now.</p>



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